Old Wiring Causes East Erie House Fire

An Erie home on at E. 24th and Ash Street caught fire today Fire inspector John Widomski says old knob and tube wiring is to blame.

The smoke could be seen from blocks away. One man and three kids lived in the home at 2410 Ash Street.

Widomski says the fire started in the attic. The old knob and tube wiring caused the floor between the second story and attic to ignite.

Sot "First crew arrived, they found heavy smoke from the attic, pushing out the attic windows from underneath the shingles. They made a quick attack on it, had it knocked down in about 10 minutes and damage didn't go beyond the attic," said Mike Balliett, Erie's assistant fire chief.

No one was hurt, but the house will have its electricity kept off until the wiring problem is fixed.